• NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      dead letter
      /ˌded ˈledər/
      Inactive rules: A law, rule, or treaty that still exists on paper but has lost its power or practical use.

      It still fits doesn’t it? I’m not gonna lie, I don’t think I’ve ever read this term before, so I could be very, very wrong.

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        huh, i coulda sworn it was an undeliverable letter. can’t remember the specific term for laws that have been unenforced so long that they are now unenforceable (as i’m not a lwayer0 but i coulda sworn it was latin.

        • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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          You’re not wrong, it also means that! I think there is in fact another legal term that you’re thinking of, though it’s escaping me as well at the moment